Metal railway-track crossing.



J. ANDERSON. METAL RAILWAY TRACK CROSSING.

APPLICATION FILED I'EB.11, 1909.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.-

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOl-ll\' ANDERSON, Ol" LINUOLN, [(ANSAS.

METAL RAILWAY-TRACK CROSSING.

No. 91B,113.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.

Application filed February 11, 1909. Serial No. 477.450

fication, referencebeingg; had tothe accompa'nying drawings.

This invention relates to inn rovements in crossings at the intersections of railway tracks and highways or streets, and consists of the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and practical steel or other metal planks to be arranged on opposite sides of the track rails to guide vehicle wheels thereover, and also to provide improved fastening means for said metal planks or members.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in its preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical cross section through. a railroad track intersected by a highway or street, showing the application of-the invention; Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of a portion of a track, showing the improved metal planks or members arranged on op ositc sides of one of the rails of a track; and ig. 3 is an inverted or bottom perspective of one of the metal members.

In the drawings 1 denotes ordinary track rails spiked or otherwise secured to the usual Wooden cross ties 2, and'the nu morals 3 and 4 denote the two metal planks or members which are arranged longitudinally on ppo.

site sides of each track rail at the point where the track is crossed by a highway, road, street, or the like. posed upon the outer sides of the rails l and in contact with the outer faces -of their heads. Each of said members 3 is prefer:

ably constructed from a single metal sheet or late of suitable thickness and it comprises a iiody of substantially inverted U-shape in cross section having an inclined top 5 and two depending sides 6. The top 5 is inclined upwardly and inwardly so that its highest point is disposed substantially in the plane of the top of therail 1 and the inner side wall 6 is disposed vertically and rests upon the outer base flange of the track rail, the upper portion of The members 3 are dissaid side wall 6 being in contact with the head of the rail, as clearlv shown in Fig. 1. The outer side Wall 6 is prcferablv inclined dmrnwardly and outwardly to a slight extent and its bottom terminates in an outwardly bent horizontal flange 8 adapted to rest upon the cross tics 2 and apcrtured at intervals, as shown at 9. so as to receive ordinary spikes 10 or equivalent fastcnings.

The innc r member 4 is like the outer member 3 in all respects excepting one, and that is, the vertical wall 6" is made longer so as to rest upon the top of the tie 2 in contact with the er p c of the inner base flange of the rail 1 and so that. the upper portion of said wall 6 .is spaced from the head of the rail, as shown at 6 to permit the flanges of car wheels to pass the member 4.

My improved means for effectively scouring the two members in position consists in forming at their ends integral longitudinally extending arms 11 which are bent V downwardly from their inclined top portions 5 to a point beneath the basc'ilanges of the rails l and between two of theties 2. Said lower ends of the arms 11 are bent angularly to horizontal positions, as shown at 12, and they are aierturcd, as at 13, to receive bolts 14. The iatter also pass through the apertured ends.'of a cross piece or plate 15 arranged beneath the rai and upon the upper faces of the bent ends 1201 the arms 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings- It will be noted that these cross pieces or plates 15, one of which is arranged at each end of each pair of the members, 3, 4, will eii'octively hold them in position on opposite sides of the track rails and prevent lateral shifting movement. This construction also strengthens said members and prevents thcni from being bent. The nuts 16 of the bolts 14 are preferably arranged on top of the cross plates 15 so that they will not work loose.

in using the invention, it will be. understood that after the two members 3, 4 have been secured to the ties on the outer and inner sides of thctrack rails, the space hctween the members 4' and beyond the members 3 is filled up with gravel, crushed stone, asphalt, or other suitable material from which the road, highway, street or the like is I made, such material being indicated at 17 in Fig. 1. It will be seen that byconstructing i the members 3, 4, which, in cll'cct, arcmctal l planks, as set forth and arranging them and securing them to the ties on opposite sides of each track rail at a highway or street, a very .elfeetive means is provided for guiding wheels of vehicles over the track rails. The con- -struetion of said members renders them strong, sive and the improved fastening means holds them effectively in position so that they cannot work loose.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed 1s:

1. In a track crossing, the combination with a road bed and track rails, of metal 'taet members arranged on the road bed on opposite sides of the track rails and each of substantially inverted U-form in cross section, the top of eaclrmemb'er being inclined downwardly to a slight extent from the track rail and having its highest point disposed substantially in the plane of the head of the rail, the two members upon the inner sides of the rails being spaced from the latter and the two upon the outer sides of said rails being in condurable and comparatively inexpen with the head portions of therails,

, tong ues formed integral with the top portions of t 1e membe'rsattheir ends and bent downwardlybeneath the base flanges of the track under the track rails and secured to the lower ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

- 1 JOHN ANDERSON. Witnesses:

RALPH W. BRUNT, SMITH ADAMSON; 

